Shirley Chisholm State Park
Jamaica Bay Unit Beach–Falcon Trail, 3 sights
2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 50 min
Jamaica Bay Unit Beach–Falcon Trail, 3 sights is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Shirley Chisholm State Park near Spring Creek Towers, NY. The route reaches Jamaica Bay Unit Beach at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Jamaica Bay Unit Beach–Falcon Trail, 3 sights
2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 50 min
Elevation 0–105 ft
Out & Back · Shirley Chisholm State Park
Trailhead: Fountain Ring Drive · 40.65309, -73.86091
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:27 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Fountain Avenue & Brooklyn Developmental Center stop 466 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Fountain Ring Drive, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Gull Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Falcon Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Fountain Ring Drive, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Jamaica Bay Unit Beach.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Gull Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Fountain Ring Drive, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Transit-accessible: Fountain Avenue & Brooklyn Developmental Center stop 466 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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